Key Differences
In short — Alienware M18 outperforms the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Alienware M18 is 62 days older than the cheaper MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD.
Advantages of Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop
- Performs up to 10% better in Dirt 5 than MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD - 134 vs 122 FPS
Advantages of MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop
- Up to 46% cheaper than Alienware M18 - $1035.0 vs $1899.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Alienware M18 - $8.48 vs $14.18 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.18/FPS
59.802538787023984%
Price, $
$1899.99
54%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,899.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 91 minutes ago
Mar 12th, 2024
FPS
122
91.04477611940298%
Value, $/FPS
$8.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1035
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,035 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Mar 12th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jan 10th, 2024 • 6th Variation
Core i7-14700HX
2.1 GHz | 20-core
Single-Core
2519
100%
Multi-Core
13478
100%
CPU Winner
Mar 12th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
98.68995633187772%
Multi-Core
11671
86.59296631547707%
Alienware M18 Gaming Laptop | vs | MSI Katana A15 AI 15.6” 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10th, 2024 | Release Date | Mar 12th, 2024 |
| Core i7-14700HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 1920x1080 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| 18" | Screen Size | 15.6" |
